Outback Escapes generates revenue of $ 7,500 per per-son on its five- day perper-sononitsfive-day package tours to wildlife parks in Kenya. The variable costs per person are as follows:

Airfare.............. $ 1,600

Hotel accommodations ........3,100

Meals............... 600

Ground transportation....... 300

Park tickets and other costs ........700

Total ................$ 6,300

Annual fixed costs total $ 570,000.

Required

1. Calculate the number of package tours that must be sold to break even.

2. Calculate the revenue needed to earn a target operating income of $ 102,000.

3. If fixed costs increase by $ 19,000, what decrease in variable cost per person must be achieved to maintain the breakeven point calculated in requirement 1?

4. The general manager at Outback Escapes proposes to increase the price of the package tour to $ 8,200 to decrease the breakeven point. Using information in the original problem, calculate the new breakeven point. What factors should the general manager consider before deciding to increase the price of the package tour?